She Keeps Going by MrGearhead on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

LiteratureBalloon Escape It was a clear morning and Alyssa was walking along the main street of her hometown - which wasn't to be her hometown for long, as she was about to leave it for reasons that would disappear in a new place. And as Alyssa was strolling around, one of the reasons came around. It was a tall man in his fifties, with a head full of long hair and wearing one of these really cheap suits. She looked at him, he responded in kind, and after Alyssa started running, so did the man.  But how long can you run away, especially since that guy could be followed by several others at any moment? Of course, there's always the option of stealing someone's car or bike, but there also must be something else other than pulling a GTA. And after a good kilometer or so of running Alyssa spotted a way out - a balloon vendor, towards whom she quickly ran. Alyssa left a fifty dollar bill in the man's hand and before you could know it, she cut off over 30 large balloons and grabbed them, getting lifted instantaneously.  As Alyssa was floating away, she searched her pockets for a pin and found one. Then she used it to pop 7 balloons, just enough to slow her descent to a near-halt and keep her in the air. After that she stopped bursting the balloons and kept floating on, since it was going to be some time until she would return to the ground.